The four leads of Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen are finally disbanding after being together as a unit for more than three years.

Maxi Lim, Joshua Tan, Tosh Zhang and Wang Weiliang, who are affectionately known as the Ah Boys, opened up to fans about their arduous training for their final Ah Boys To Men movie during TNP Hangout, an exclusive live chat organised by The New Paper and Golden Village Pictures on Monday night.

The quartet also disclosed some personal secrets and talked about bidding farewell to the Jack Neo local film franchise that made them household names.

Throughout the 45-minute chat session, one could sense firsthand the tight bond the local actors have forged, as friendly insults were hurled fast and furious at one other.

Fans were invited to send their questions to The New Paper before and also during the live chat.

The Ah Boys also reflected on how Frogmen was their most challenging work and how filming was "really tough".

The third instalment of the successful Ah Boys To Men movies focuses on the tough training that trainees of the Naval Diving Unit go through to become elite frogmen.

Said Lim: "We had to carry this 80kg boat over our heads and run from morning to evening. Eventually, we told our boss (Neo) that we couldn't do it anymore. We had abrasions on our heads as the boat would bounce up and down when we ran."

The JTeam Production artists will be parting ways and exploring individual ventures after completing the Frogmen promotional duties.

Lim is looking at becoming a radio DJ, while Tan is working on another movie.

Both Wang and Zhang will start filming a travel TV series that will see them spend 50 days in China using uniquely Singaporean items to trade with locals for accommodation.

So how do they feel now their journey together has come to an end?

"You have to save the most emotional question for the last!" said Tan.

"We knew that this would be the last time that we'd be filming together, so we really gave it our all and pushed ourselves really hard," Lim shared. "Diving is hard. All the physical activities are hard. But we know that because this is the last film, everyone is (bringing) their A-game." Said Zhang: "Many tears were shed on the last day of shooting. We cried like a bunch of girls."

Added Lim: "And we're planning to cry again when we watch the movie!"

If you're still craving for more Ah Boys, head over to Nex shopping mall this Valentine's Day at 4.30pm for a meet-and-greet session, followed by another session at City Square Mall at 6.30pm.

The Ah Boys will also be at Bugis+ on Feb 15 at 6.30pm.

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Three lucky girls who sent us the most interesting questions were chosen by The New Paper for a chance to have a video chat with the Ah Boys.

Tosh Zhang (TZ): There are a lot of interesting facts about Maxi (Laughs).

Maxi Lim (ML): It's always about me!

TZ: Maxi loves to help people clear their ear wax.

ML: They recently came up with a pun about me digging ear wax. This is Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen. The Chinese title for "Frogmen" is "wa ren". "Dig" in Chinese is also "wa". So they say I'm really a "wa ren", an "ear-digger man". (More laughter).